Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-31
THE U. P. ACCIDENT.
An Engine Jumps the Track and Rolls
Down an Embankment, Killing
Engineer Murphy.
The ExcursiOnists Get Shaking Up
and Good, Big Scare-Their
Very Narrow Escape.
The Cause Of the Accident Unknown
The Passengers Arrive Here Last
Night-General Railway
Rumbles.

OF lIoyt Sherman, Jr., which should have
arrived Saturday evening, did not reach
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VI, .,,'' Wv! UNIV, ~ 'o9'oi'"' o'0D'e'
Inc cause Oh Vlie uelay was Ut mas oeeii'
previously but meagrely reported, the
result of an accident on the main line
,,oor Evonston Assistant Genarol Su.
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perlhtendeiiV DlcklhSoH' "ho arri'eu "t Vle
Walker House with the party, states that
the train consisted of seven passenger
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press anu poSla' cars anu WAC "''"'
is known as 'double-header," that is,
being pulled by two engines. The train
was running at an average speed of ten
miles per hour. and nearing the Almy
switch, about two miles west of Evans
ton. the head engine broke loose from the
other. The first went on to the main
track all right, but the rear one ran off,
turning over and over. Mark Murphy,
the engineer, was completely buried by
ashes and coal, and was virtually smoth-
cred to death. The fireman, who re-
NAMED in the cab, was also covered up,
but was dug out, after receiving only
slight injuries. The dtched engine,
when down the embankment some twenty
feet. was followed by the baggage, eX-
press. postal and smoking cars, which
were ali considerably smashed and dam
aged.
Mr.JC. HOPKINS of LYONS, Iowa, was
on the train, and in a talk with a DEMO.
Graf reporter last evening, said it was a
miracle that many lives we're not lost
that had the train been under the usual
running speed more serious affair, SC
far as life was concerned, would have
been the result. The sleepers and
coaches were backed to Evanston station
and remained there until about noon yes.
terday. The express and paper mail was
left at Evanston The passengers all say
Mr.. Dickinson. Mr.. Coolidge. OF the Pull.
man Company, and other officials worked
like Turks and succeeded in preventing
fire and consequent loss OF life. Mr.. L.
b. Fay, publisher of the Adyertiser
LYONS, Iowa, was also one Of
the excursionists, and Joins with Others
in the general comments increasing the
noble efforts of all the railway officials tc
provide for the comfort and welfare of the
travellers Some considerable dissatisfac
ton is expressed over the inability o.
anv one to report the disaster by tele
graph to this or any other point. 1t is
claimed that some thirty or more tele
grams given to the telegraph office or
Saturday night were still there at IL
o'clock Yesterday morning. Indicating 4
reluctance to have the affair oct ont,
An inquest was held Yesterday upon
the remains of the engineer. all the
officers OF the wrecked train having beer
detained at Evanston to attend the same
Engineer Murphy's remains were taker
to Ogden Yesterday, where he leaves 4
wife and two or three children. He wa,
a member of the Masons. odd Fellows
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and other benevolent societies.
After the cars had been removed t.
Evanston the Revs. Hitchcock and Hall
a brother of DR.. Hall, of this city, gath
cred the frightened excursionists into the
sleeper yellowstone, where religious
services were held and chants returned
to God for the wonderful escape.
The train originally reached Evanston
some four hours late, and supper havine
been served there, the accident followed
Immediately after, at about ) O'Clock il
the evening. A fierce storm was raginl
at the time, ana general consternatloG
anu fright PreValieu' Inns ~ lhe lrS
really very serious "cci nit Ile -
system mas SuueiGu' ne ens.lG N"E
aliilosI elIlleiy puiie't III Iile groull9' ahl
peilS ooseiet ny MIoINe'i J"ia' oouit w. !,
pe seen rom 'he ir'tck, anu MS Is prooa1piS
u to.al MIech nliH 'oss. ne COACHES
be repaired.
That the postal clerk and express mes
senger should have escaped injury i,
something wonderful. Shortly after the
accident, they were seen crawling out of 6
battered hole in the tops OF their respec
tive cars. There was no loss to mail Of
express matter, and though some thrilling
delays may be the result, it is expected
this evenings train will bring it all in.
ascestain the exact cause NJ the accident
or TO locate the resnonsihility therefor